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S B COX.

Lamp Stove.

Patented Sept. 10, 1867.

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stout fis SAMUEL B. COX, OF BUFFALO, NEW YO R-K.' Letters Patent No.68,608, dated September 10, 1867.

IMPROVED DINNER-PAIL TO ALL WHOM ITv MAY CONCERN:

Bcit known that I, SAMUEL B. COX, of the city of Buiialo, county ofErie, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Dinner-Pails; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The object of my invention is the production of a receptacle or vesseltobe used to carry dinners or lunches in, and particularly adapted "forthe use of workmen who leave their homes in the morning to be absent allthe day, though wherever it is desired to carry small quantities ofprepared food, the said receptacle or vessel may be used withadvtintage.

My invention consists inthe combination with and adapt-stion to a commontin pail, such as workmen use for dinner-pa-ils, properly modified inconstruction to receive them, of certain devices and additional partswhich render said pail more convenient and effectual for the purposesfor which it is designed. In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is avertical central section of my improved dinner-pail.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same, th small drinhing'cup being r movedfrom the top thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical radial section in detail through the box orreceptacle on the side of the pail, in which the knife, fork, endmatches may be carried. 7

Figure 4 is a match-box to be carried in said receptacle.

Figure 5'is a bottom view of the inner cup or vessel for containing theliquid food which it is intended to warm. I

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the lamp fer-Warming the said liquidfood, with a fender around it, and two supports securedto its bottom, onthe inside, to support the cup while the food is being warmed; the sideof the fender beingbroken sway to expose the lamp and one of thesupports.

Figure 7 is a top view of an extra covert-o be put over the cupcontaining the liquid food while it is being warmed.

Figure 8 is 'a top view of tire small drinking-cup which is carried onthe top of the pail.

Figure 9 is a front view in detail of a lock for securin one side of thecover to the pail.

Figure 10 is a similar view of an adjustable hinge for securing theopposite-side of said cover to the pail.

A is the body of the pail; B is the small drinking-cup which is carriedon the top of the cover C of the pail; D is the inner cup or receptacle,in which the liquid portion of the food, as ten or coffee, is placed tobe heated by the lamp E; F is the fender around the lamp, and G G arethe supports on which said cup D is set for heating such food. H is theextra cover to be put over the tea or coffee while being warmed. Itrests on the projections (Z [Z when the pail is put together to becarried. I is the box or receptacle on the outside of the psil, in whichthe knife, fork, and spoon, and the match-box J may be carried. .l hclast-mentioned article is secured to the side of the box I by the hcol:a which is hooked over the side oi said box. The cover I) of this box issecured by the spring 0. The cup' Bis secured and held firmly to thecover ()"by means of the lug 'e, which is inserted in the socket f, andthe projcctiong, which looks into the spring-catch h under the plate Theliquid food, which is carried in the cup D, is kept from slopping orspilling out between the cupD and the cover C by means of the groovedIndia-rubber ring L; the said cover and rubber ring being held firmlydown against the said cup by the adjustable hingcj and lock k. Thehinge-j may be so adjusted as to produce a greater or less pressure uponthe grooved rubber ring K by means of the sliding tongue land screw m;the

said screw being used to secure the said tongue at any desired height,the screw sliding in a slot for that purpose. I

When it desired to heat the liquid contents of the cup D, the said cupand lamp E are removed from the pail, the lamp lighted, and the cup setupon the supports G G, the upper ends of which enter the sockets n itmade to receive them on the cup-l). i The cover H is then put" over hecup D to retain the heat and prevent the dust from entering, while thefender F prevents the wind from blowing out the lamp or dispersing theheat. Suitable holes 0 o are made in this fender to admit air for thesupport of combnstiorn A button or thumb piece, 1), is set into :1sunken place in the cover H for convenience in handling it.

The advantages which my invention possesses over others are, first, bythe combination of the grooved rubber ring K with the cover C and cup Dthe fluid contained is effectually prevented from spilling andmoistening the rest of the food; second, by the combination with thesaid grooved rubber ring K, cup D, and cover C of the adjustable hinge jand spring-catch i, the joint formed at the junction of the said groovedrubber ring and cup D may at all times be kept quite tight; third, bymeans of the fastenings, by which the cup B is secured to the cover 0,the said cup is held much more securely in place than by the old method,while the danger of its becoming jammed and sticking is entirelyremoved; fourth, by the combination with the pail A and cup D of thelamp E a ready means is furnished for heating the-liquid food orbeveragewhich is carried in the cup D; fifth, by the combination of thefender F, supports G G, and sockets n n with the lamp E and cup 1), thelamp is kept from being blown out by the wind, the heat is economized,and the apparatus needs little or no attention while the process ofheating is going on; sixth, by the combination with the cup D of thelamp E and cover H the heat is still further economized, and the articleheated is protected from the dust; seventh, by the combination with thebox I of the cover I) and spring a the articles contained in the box Iare eflectually prevented from falling out and becoming lost.

I claimas my invention- 1. The combination, with the cover G and cup D,of the grooved India-rubber ringK, the adjustable hinge j, andspring-catch is, substantially as and for the purpose set forth 2. Thecombination, with the pail A and cup B, of the lugs or projections e andg, the soeketf, and springcateh 72, substantially as hereinabove setforth. I

3. The combination, with the cup D and lamp E, of the fender F, supportsG G, and sockets n n, substantially as set forth.

4; The combination, with the box I, of the cover 6 and spring 0,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

S. B. COX.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. LAWRENCE, 'TnoMAs JAMns,.Jr.

